Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderews
【题目】Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother____a friend and walked over to greet her.
Seizing the____to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and went____a door market“NO ADMITTANCE”. When the house lights dimmed(变暗)and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her____and discovered that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains____and spotlights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, ____out“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”．
At that moment, the great piano master____his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and____in the boy's ear, “Don't____. Keep playing.”
Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began____in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached____to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato(伴奏). ____， the old master and the boy____a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative____.
That's the way it is in life. ____we can accomplish(完成)on our own is____noteworthy. We try out best, but the____aren't exactly graceful flowing music. ____when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life's work truly can be beautiful.
Next time you set____to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the____of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don't quit. Keep playing.”
【1】 A. made B．spotted C．met D．called
【2】 A. chance B．performance C．piano D．lesson
【3】 A. over B．above C．across D．through
【4】 A. car B．seat C．room D．table
【5】 A. parted B．drew C．pulled D．divided
【6】 A. looking B．taking C．picking D．got out
【7】 A. made B．asked C．forgot D．delayed
【8】 A. shouted B．cried C．whispered D．looked
【9】 A. perform B．stop C．go D．give
【10】A. filling B．getting C．breaking D．taking
【11】A. forwards B．down C．up D．around
【12】A. However B．Together C．Luckily D．Hurriedly
【13】A. charged B．became C．changed D．grew
【14】A. experience B．play C．concert D．film
【15】A.What B．That C．Which D．When
【16】A. hard B．hardly C．always D．usually
【17】A. failures B．successes C．causes D．results
【18】A. So B．And C．But D．Though
【19】A. down B．about C．away D．out
【20】A. sound B．noise C．voice D．song
在线课程【答案】【1】B
【2】A
【3】D
【4】B
【5】A
【6】C
【7】C
【8】C
【9】B
【10】A
【11】D
【12】B
【13】C
【14】A
【15】A
【16】B
【17】D
【18】C
【19】D
【20】C
【解析】【1】spot sb.“发现某人；看到某人”。
【2】妈妈离开去同朋友谈话，对小朋友来说是个探索音乐大厅的机会。
【3】通过一个门。该题考查的是介词在具体语境中的用法。像over, across和through这几个通用的介词一定要注意它们含义上细微的差别。例如：over表示从上面越过；across从表面过去；through从内部通过等。
【4】根据前面的after they were seated看，此处表示妈妈同朋友谈完后回到座位上。
【5】音乐会开始时幕向两边分开，part“分开”。
【6】pick out在此是固定短语，表示凭记忆而在钢琴上弹奏曲子。
【7】make one's entrance在此相当于“出现在舞台上”。
【8】钢琴家上台后发现一个孩子在弹钢琴，为了鼓励孩子继续弹下去，他没有大声喊，而是在他的耳边小声说话。
【9】根据后面的keep playing看，此处应为“不要停下来”。
【10】 fill in“填入”。
【11】钢琴家坐在孩子的左边，要把手伸到孩子的另一边需要从孩子后面饶过。做该题时一定要演习当时的情景，我们可以把自己想象成大师和孩子坐在一起，要想和孩子一起弹奏，手必须从孩子的背后绕过去。
【12】小朋友和钢琴家两个人一起演奏。
【13】change...into...“把……变成……”。
【14】本来是钢琴大师的演奏，而在弹钢琴的是一个孩子，由于大师的豁达和机智使本来可怕的场面变成了一次具有创意的经历。
【15】what引导主语从句。
【16】我们独自能完成的事情一般不会引起人们的注意。hardly几乎不。
【17】根据前面的“尽了最大的努力”判断，此处应为“结果”。
【18】前后为转折关系。
【19】set out to do意为“开始做”；set about后接doing sth.。
【20】指“人的声音”用voice。
